Ann (Carr) Putnam (1661 - 1699)

Born 15 Jun 1661 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Putnam Jr. — married 25 Sep 1678 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1699 at age 37 in Salem, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Ann (Carr) Putnam was a witchcraft accuser in the Salem Witch Trials

Thomas Putnam, his wife Ann and his daughter Ann all accused others of Witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. ^[1]

Thomas Putnam and Ann Carr were married in Salem, Massachusetts in 1678, ^[2]

The wife of Thomas Putnam, Jr. and the mother of Ann Putnam, Jr., Ann, Sr. would also be involved in the witch trial hysteria, allegedly having fits of her own and making accusations against suspected "witches." She was born on June 15, 1661, to George and Elizabeth Oliver Carr in Salisbury, MA. She would later move to Salem Village with her sister, Mary Carr Bailey. She married Thomas Putnam, Jr. on November 25, 1678, and the couple had 12 children. Described as a fearful woman with a highly sensitive temperament, she was seeming the opposite of her decisive and obstinate husband. Her mental health declined after her sister, Mary's three children died in quick succession, followed shortly by Mary herself in 1688. Also having an effect on her was when her wealthy father, George Carr, who owned shipwork and milling businesses in Salisbury, died and she was disinherited and the estate was given to her brothers. Though she tried to sue for her share of the inheritance, she was unsuccessful. In 1689, she lost an infant daughter further shaking her mental stability. After her daughter, Ann Putnam, Jr. began having fits and accusing people of witchcraft, Ann Carr Putnam soon joined her in both actions and accusations. Ann, Sr. would accuse Martha Corey, Rebecca Towne Nurse, Bridget Playfer Bishop, and John Willard, who would all be executed for witchcraft. - ^[3]

Birth

15 Jun 1661 Ann, d. George and Elisabeth, born 15: 4 m: 1661, in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England^[4]

Marriage

Ann Carr and Thomas Putnam, jr. married 25:9 m:1678. CT. R. (Nov. 25, 1678) in Salem, Massachusetts.^[5]

Death

Anna (Carr) Putnam, w. Thomas ["14 nights after her husband." C. R. 2.], died June 8, 1699. CT. R. [a. 40 y. C. R. 2.]in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia Entry for Thomas Putnam
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTL-FM2 : 9 February 2018), Thomas Putnam and Ann Carr, 25 Sep 1678; citing reference Vol. 1 p. 84; FHL microfilm 877,447.
3. ↑ http://www.legendsofamerica.com/maputnam
4. ↑ Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Topsfield, Mass.: The Topsfield Historical Society, 1915.
5. ↑ Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Vol. III – Marriages. Salem, Mass: The Essex Institute, 1924.
6. ↑ Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Vol. VI – Deaths. Salem, Mass: The Essex Institute, 1925.

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• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• The Referenced History of the Putnam Family, Rand and Matthew Putnam (2004), p. 80; Mass. VR, Salisbury, V1, p. 40

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMW-LZT2 : 20 May 2022), Ann Carr, 1661.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-3CYL : 7 May 2022), Thomas Putnam and Ann Carr, 25 Sep 1678; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011200.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-Z79J : 6 May 2022), Anna Carr Putnam, 8 Jun 1699; citing Death, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011200.